yemeni cinema

War, lack of funding and militia-imposed restrictions hamper Yemen’s cinema industry BY Mohammed Al Khayat and Yasser Rayes “Is there a cinema industry in Yemen?” asks Yahiya Suhail, a 52-year-old actor, director, scenarist and theater critic, his gaping mouth and wide eyes signaling his confusion and surprise. Although Suhail has been in the business for 40 years,